Saturday, May 10, 2014

Mary, Lisa, Jennifer, Emily, Madison, Sophia

Check out these great graphics, featuring over six decades of the most popular girls'  names by state in the United States. I have many questions:
1. What emerges in society to make a name popular? 2. Is it an advantage or disadvantage to have a popular name? 3. What causes the popularity of one name to fade and another to emerge? 4. Are some names always in the top ten? 





If you want to see the full graphic, click here:
http://jezebel.com/map-sixty-years-of-the-most-popular-names-for-girls-s-1443501909

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